Cup ‘o Joe | Guilded Pleasure
Highlights: Taking Lauren to Daly City Bart for day three of her conference, which apparently went very well, and she made some great connections. Stopping at nearby Original Joe's Westlake, which was a real joy as a spontaneous date with Jen. We share so many moments! Submitted our taxes, and we are coming out better than expected payment-wise. In a mental coin flip decision, Jennifer decided to use the Tesla to pick up Lauren, while I took the BMW up to Menlo Park to see the band Mojo Rising, a Doors tribute, with my friend Nevin. However, halfway up on 280. The BMW went into crisis mode. An alert appeared indicating the engine temperature was high, and then it ratcheted up to the point of forcing the car to stop. I pulled over on 280, just a few miles from Cupertino, and let the engine cool. I then continued and made it to the show. Cautiously. The band and tribute were awesome, although I had to keep my mind in the moment and not dwell on 'what next' with the car. I thoroughly enjoyed the event and the Guild, too. I tried driving it home, but it repeated the same issues on 101. I managed to get it to a nearby Walmart and arranged to be picked up by Jen and Lauren. It could be any number of things. I kept my cool (ha) throughout the entire ordeal and will return in the am to see if it's manageable to triage and get to a mechanic by driving or towing.